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11th Congressional District

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Rep. Connolly: Mitt Romney's Comments Make Him 'Unfit for Office'

Democratic Congressman made the statement Tuesday to residents of the Greenspring Retirement Community in Springfield.

Northern Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-11th) said Tuesday that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's recently released comments in a controversial videotape make him "unfit for office." Connolly spoke to about 75 residents of the Greenspring Retirement Community in Springfield during a campaign appearance. Romney's comments, secretly taped without his knowledge, featured a controversial statement in which he said that 47 percent of the electorate do not pay income taxes and are dependent on the government and consequently support President Obama's candidacy. Connolly characterized the statement as "dangerous." "That's very dangerous thinking, and I think that alone suggests Mitt is not fit for that office," said Connolly…

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Connolly Wins 11th District (in Vienna Patch), Independent Candidates Eye 11th District Race (in Vienna Patch), and Decorated War Vet Guns for 11th Congressional District Seat

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Friday, January 20, 2012

Concern for Economy Sparks Herndon Engineer's Run for Congress

Republican Kenneth Vaughn, 44, hopes to challenge Rep. Gerald Connolly for 11th congressional District seat.

Republican Kenneth Vaughn, 44, a traffic engineer who lives in Herndon with his wife and twin sons and originally hails from Texas, is hoping to represent Virginia's 11th congressional District, the seat currently held by Democratic Congressman Gerald Connolly. Vaughn will compete in the Republican primary election June 12 against Chris Perkins and Steven Yeh, the only others currently in the GOP primary race for the 11th congressional District. Vaughn has raised about $120,000, contributing most of it himself, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. There is no record of Yeh yet raising funds. Perkins has raised more than $150,000. Republican Keith Fimian, a businessman from Oakton, came close to unseating Connolly, in his second…

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Rep. Connolly Sworn into 112th Congress (in Lorton Patch), Fimian-Connolly Less Than a Half Percent Apart (in Lorton Patch), and Decorated War Vet Guns for 11th Congressional District Seat

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